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Katz Thinks AVI Could Send Young Families Packing For The Burbs

Katz voiced concern that sticker shock could be in store for young families who bought in to gentrifying neighborhoods. “And if en masse large numbers of them put ‘For Sale’ signs out, it’s going to drive the value of housing down,” Katz said.

2013/01/23

Obama Accepts Nomination On Final Day Of Democratic National Convention

Controversial City Agency Gets Name Change

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, said Shakespeare, and that may be true at Philadelphia City Hall, where an old acronym for a city agency is getting replaced with a new one.

2013/01/20

PICA Approves Nutter’s Budget Despite Some Doubts

By a 4-to-1 vote, PICA signed off on Mayor Nutter’s five-year budget plan.

2012/09/06

(PICA Chairman Sam Katz, third from right, said the state agency's vote on Mayor Nutter's long-range budget will be delayed until September. credit: Mike Dunn)

PICA Board Delays Vote On Nutter’s Long-Range Budget

Aides to Mayor Nutter on Thursday spelled out a long list of cuts, including layoffs, that they say would be needed if the city loses its appeal of an arbitrator’s award to firefighters. The move prompted the PICA board to delay its vote on Nutter’s long-range budget.

2012/08/09

For First Time Ever, PICA Might Reject City’s 5-Year Financial Plan

If the city is not able to submit a plan that is eventually approved by PICA – the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority – it risks losing its state funding.

2012/08/08

Nutter To Reveal Latest Long-Range Budget Outlook This Week

City Council passed a budget last month, but the Nutter Administration’s financial woes are from over. This coming week the mayor must deliver a long-range spending plan to state officials.

2012/07/22

(Philadelphia fire chief Lloyd Ayers, at head of table, listens as mayor's chief of staff Everett Gillison, third from left, makes a point to the PICA board. Credit: Steve Tawa)

Nutter Aide Disputes Finding of Widespread Racism in Phila. Fire Dept.

Everett Gillison disputes a recent report that the Philadelphia Fire Department is “rife with racial division.”

2012/03/20

Philadelphia Kicks Off A Month of Educational Scrabble-Playing

October is “Philly Plays Scrabble Month,” and game events are being held at various schools and recreation centers around the city.

2011/10/06

Sam Katz Revives Idea Of Selling Philadelphia Airport And PGW

Should cash-strapped Philadelphia City Hall sell off the airport or PGW? Those aren’t new ideas, but a prominent political figure is giving them new life.

2011/07/27

Philadelphia’s Five-Year Budget Plan Gets OK’d By State Agency

Mayor Michael Nutter’s long-range budget has been approved by the state agency that watches over the city’s spending. But that approval came with some misgivings.

2011/07/26

PICA Chairman Katz Questions Nutter’s Long-Range Budget

Former mayoral candidate Sam Katz, now settled in to his new role as head of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, is already raising questions about Mayor Nutter’s new long-range budget.

2011/03/31

Philadelphia Budget Talks With A Twist

Mayor Nutter’s current budget proposal may get thrown out because of budget cuts at the state level.

2011/03/22

Sam Katz is the new chairman of the board for PICA (by KYW's Steve Tawa)

Sam Katz Sworn-In, Elected PICA Board Chairman

After three-time mayoral candidate Sam Katz was sworn in, he was immediately elected chairman of the PICA Board. “It’s nice to finally win an election,” Katz said.

2011/03/16

Sam Katz Will Not Challenge Nutter In Primary

Three-time Philadelphia mayoral candidate Sam Katz says he has decided against challenging Mayor Nutter in next year’s Democratic primary.

2010/11/08

Philly Businessman Sam Katz Eyes Another Run For Mayor

Katz has run unsuccessfully for mayor three times, and he says that he will announce very shortly, perhaps within a week, whether he’ll move forward with a fourth try.

2010/11/03

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